The number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2021 dropped to 245,900, the lowest since 1964 when comparable data became available, as the country enforced tighter border controls amid the coronavirus pandemic, government data show.
Japan s confirmed daily coronavirus cases top 20,000 for the third consecutive day, as the country continues to battle with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
Japan s COVID-19 border restrictions appear to have prompted more than 300 people to decline offers for foreign language teacher and assistant positions in Japan, leading to a fall in the number of such instructors in the country, according to a Kyodo News survey.
Japan confirms 554 daily coronavirus cases, a new high since the Omicron variant was first detected in late November, amid a steady increase of infections involving the highly transmissible strain in the midst of the country s New Year holidays.
Japan confirms a total of 502 new coronavirus cases, exceeding the 500 mark for the first time in over two months and creating a source of concern among the public as people travel across the country during the year-end and New Year s holiday period.